from People.com:

Nicolas Cage Sells His Castle

Nicolas Cage is saying auf Wiedersehen to the Bavarian castle he bought two years ago.
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Cage purchased the property in July 2006, in a move inspired by the German roots of his mother, Joy Vogelsang. At the time, he fell in love with the half-timbered centuries old structure saying, "I liked the architecture and the gigantic forest." He envisioned a homey residence for himself, wife Alice Kim Cage, 25, and son Kal-El, 3.
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Cage last visited his German castle nearly one year ago, in May 2008, when he swooped in by helicopter. He still has another castle, Midford Castle, near Bath, England, which he bought in July 2007.